Spain on Saturday introduced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, escalating a dispute between the EU partners over migration. The move follows Italy’s decision to impose similar controls after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco, most of »»»

A drone that entered Bulgarian airspace from the direction of Romania and exploded near the border has been identified as most likely a Maya decoy drone, a type widely used by the Ukrainian armed forces, according to an initial analysis by Bulgaria's Defense Ministry. Ukrainian authorities have den»»»

QNA Doha The Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) is participating in the 2026 International Conference on Peace Among Followers of Religions, being held in Malacca, Malaysia, as a principal organising partner. The conference’s official proceedings began on Saturday. The confer»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Navigating the contemporary digital landscape, navigation systems and digital geographic mapping applications have evolved far beyond basic consumer utilities designed to simplify daily commutes, locate efficient routes, or track commercial delivery fleets. In an era marked b»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The General Directorate of Coast and Border Security concluded its first pistol shooting championship for officers (individual and team), which was held over three days with the participation of 33 officers of various ranks representing the directorate’s departments and se»»»

The European Union is facing an energy crisis triggered by abandoning Russian gas supplies, the Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Saturday. "Winter is coming as due to decoupling from Russian gas: Germany has »»»

He said both sides (Qatar and Saudi) are committed to expanding technical and scientific cooperation benefiting from shared expertise and implementing joint programmes and projects that support the interests of both countries. He noted that the MoU would strengthen the exchange of information, rese»»»

Darlene Regis The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Doha LLC (G) successfully held its 19th General Assembly and Induction of Officers on July 31, at the Wyndham Doha West Bay. Under the theme, “Connected by Profession, United by Purpose,” the event brought together Filip»»»

Darlene Regis Tanghalang Overseas Pinoy (TOPi) ushers in a new chapter following the election of its officers on 3 July. The new leadership brings together seasoned former members, with Chester Mendoza taking on the role of Chairman and Demy Solitario returning as Musical Director. The newly electe»»»

Darlene Regis The Triskelions of Luzon State of Qatar (TOL) successfully held a blood donation campaign on 7 August at Hamad Medical Center (HMC) under the theme, “Every Blood Counts. We Save Lives.” The initiative was led by Grand Triskelion Glenford Marasigan and Deputy Grand Triskelion Reynato M»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked its 59th anniversary on Saturday at a pivotal moment in its history.With the admission of Timor-Leste as its 11th Member State in October 2025, ASEAN has taken another significant step towards a more inclusive and integr»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sogha Exhibitions & Conferences, the organiser of the Qatar International Medical Devices & Healthcare Exhibition and Conference (QMED 2026), has announced that Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine has joined the event as a Gold Sponsor for its third edition followi»»»

QNA Doha The State of Qatar has welcomed the release of 15 detainees by the Congolese authorities and the facilitation by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) of their transfer and handover to the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) on Aug. 6 and 7 under the mechanism fo»»»

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been under house arrest in Brasilia since March while serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt. Last month he was placed under a stricter regimen after he breached conditions of his arrest. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 8 (U»»»

Hammamet, August 8 (TAP/Nabeul Office) – The first Tunisian-Gulf Economic Forum was held in Hammamet on Saturday, bringing together business leaders and company executives from Tunisia, Oman, Jordan, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, alongside...»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar welcomed the statement issued by the members of the Security Council on August 7, which condemned the missile attacks launched by the Houthi group against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since July 13, as well as attacks against commercial vessels since July 22. In a statement »»»

Far-right Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella greets supporters following preliminary results that show him leading leftist Ivan Cepeda, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on June 21. He was inaugurated Friday, and the U.S. Department of State pledged $1 billion for security threats. »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia welcomed the UN Security Council’s condemnation of recent Houthi missile attacks against the Kingdom and commercial shipping, while reaffirming its right to take necessary measures to defend its territory, citizens and infrastructure. In a statement on Sunday, the Saudi Ministr»»»

Rome: The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, reopened late Saturday afternoon after suspending arrivals when an eruption at nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash. "Following the downgrade of the volcanic activity alert level from RED to ORANGE, the resumption of flight»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a new vehicle tunnel connecting Dubai–Al Ain Road with Oud Metha Service Road as part of the Oud Metha Road and Al Asayel Street Development Project. The 260-metre-long tunnel has one lane and a capacity of up to 1,200 vehicles per hour. It is »»»

Authors: CHRISTINA HUESCHEN AND ROB PHILLIPS In recent decades, the theory of active matter has emerged as a powerful tool for exploring the differences between living and nonliving states of matter. “The Restless Cell” provides a self-contained, quantitative description of how the continuum theory»»»

The aircraft had left the terminal at Victoria International Airport and was heading towards the runway when cabin crew noticed the child standing on the seat and refusing to secure the seatbelt, Porter Airlines said. The child's parent and cabin crew members tried to secure the seatbelt but were u»»»

A demonstrator (C) holds a sign that reads "Make America go away" as others wave flags during a protest outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland. File Photo Oscar Scott Carl/EPA Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Greenland has issued a "strong warning" to an American oil company linked to President Donald Trump, a»»»

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,440 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulation. A total of 7,090 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,932 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,418 for labor-related issue»»»

MADRID: Saudi Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin recently received the Palestinian Ambassador to Spain Fadi Al-Husseini at the Saudi Embassy in Madrid for a courtesy visit. During the meeting, the two ambassadors discussed several issues of common interest to their respective diplomatic m»»»

OSLO: A rare woman in the top echelons of football, the head of Norway’s federation Lise Klaveness has been a thorn in FIFA’s side for years. Now, some would gladly see her take over the leadership of football’s international governing body from Gianni Infantino. The 45-year-old lawyer and former f»»»

MILANO: AC ‌Milan have parted ways with midfielder Ismael Bennacer, the Serie A club have announced, ending the Algeria international’s seven-year stay at San Siro. The 28-year-old midfielder, who joined Milan from ‌Empoli in ‌2019, has had ‌spells ⁠on loan at ⁠Olympique de Marseille and Dinamo Zag»»»

Bhopal: A local resident of Central India survived five venomous snakebites delivered in succession inside her home while performing routine domestic chore in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district. The victim, identified as Radhabai Ahirwar of Jheel Pipariya village, was sweeping her kitchen at ap»»»

MADRID: Atletico Madrid will not allow forward Julian Alvarez to leave the club during the current transfer window despite interest from Barcelona, coach Diego Simeone said Saturday. Last month, Atletico filed a complaint to FIFA over Barcelona allegedly tapping up Alvarez. The Argentina internatio»»»

A ceremonial meeting and concert in Varna on Saturday marked the 147th anniversary of the Bulgarian Navy, the Defence Ministry reported. It was the sixth day of the official anniversary celebrations. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Defence Minister Katerina Gramatikova-Ivanova, Chief of Defence»»»

Iran and Oman are moving closer to an agreement on how commercial ships could travel through the Strait of Hormuz. But a shipping deal between the two countries does not necessarily mean the waterway will fully reopen. Iran says full reopening depends on conditions it has set for the US, while Wash»»»

RIYADH: On 30 July 2026, the declaration establishing the Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance was signed in Riyadh. The signatories were Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Türkiye, Pakistan, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Djibouti and Somalia. Representatives of 43 countri»»»

DEIR EZZOR: Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways launched regular direct flights to Syria’s Deir Ezzor on Saturday, marking the first service by a foreign commercial carrier to the eastern city since its airport reopened following a 14-year closure. The inaugural flight from Kuwait City landed at Deir Ezzor In»»»

LONDON: Arsenal have signed Newcastle United captain ‌Bruno Guimaraes on a four-year contract with a further one-year option, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday. The North London club have agreed a deal reported by British media to be worth around 75 million pounds ($101.16 million)»»»

Hungarian government bonds could offer significant upside if the country successfully introduces the euro, according to an analysis published by G7. The Hungarian bond market is currently looking increasingly attractive, the analysis argues, following a sharp fall in yields after the new Tisza gove»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded an army division under ousted President Bashar Assad and might hand him over to Damascus on alleged crimes that he committed, Lebanese judicial and security officials said Saturday. After the fall of Assad’s»»»

KYIV: Ukraine paid tribute on Saturday to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than two decades recovering the bodies of civilians and soldiers — many of them Russian — killed by war. He was 40. An Orthodox Christian service was held at the Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr, in central Kyiv, where »»»

NAIROBI: Kenya’s Commonwealth Games 10,000m race walk silver medallist Stephen Ndangiri Kihu has been provisionally suspended for a doping violation, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) said. Kihu, 20, broke the national 10,000m race walk record when he won silver behind Australia’s Isaac Beacro»»»

CALIFORNIA: Spanish midfielder Sergi Roberto has joined Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy with a two-year contract through 2028. The Galaxy announced the deal Saturday with the 34-year-old Roberto, who spent the past two seasons at Serie A’s Como following the conclusion of his 18-year career at Barc»»»

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs Senate Republican luncheons on Thursday. Collins on Sunday touted the Senate bill to fund the government through November. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday that would fund the governm»»»

Dubai: Heavy rain and hail swept across several parts of the UAE on Sunday as unstable weather continued to affect the country, bringing thunderstorms, strong winds and blowing dust to parts of Sharjah, Dubai, Al Ain and Al Dhafra. Hail was reported in the Mahafiz area of Sharjah, while heavy thund»»»

AMMAN — Senior government officials, business leaders, investors and technology executives from Jordan and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have convened in Amman recently to discuss strengthening the Kingdom’s regional competitiveness, expanding Gulf partnerships and developing strat»»»

AMMAN — The balance of credit facilities extended by commercial banks operating in the Kingdom increased by 4.7 per cent during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) data.Total outstanding loans and credit facilities rea»»»

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military acti»»»

Islamabad: Pakistan's military announced on Saturday that an army officer and seven militants were killed during a security operation in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan. In a statement, the military said security forces conducted the operation on Friday in Han»»»

Baghdad: Iraqi crude oil exports have tumbled from 3.4 million barrels per day to between 1.5 million and 1.7 million barrels per day due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Minister of Oil Basim Khudair said Saturday that the country's current crude oil production stands at around 2.7 million »»»

Egypt on Saturday strongly condemned the missile attack on an oil tanker operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), describing the incident in the Strait of Hormuz as a serious threat to maritime security, regional stability, and global trade, as Iran and Oman continued negotiations over n»»»

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered an ancient cemetery spanning the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman era, along with a settlement dating to the Second Intermediate Period, at the Kom Al-Khelgan archaeological site in Dakahleya governorate. The discovery, announced by the Ministry»»»

Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom met with Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi to discuss the future strategy for Egypt’s petroleum and energy sector as the government begins implementing its FY2026/27 economic and social development plan and intensifies effo»»»

Europe is bracing for a severe winter diesel shortage as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine constrain global supplies and drive up prices, threatening significant regional inflation. Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, damage to Arabian Gulf refineries, and Ukrainian strikes on Russian facil»»»